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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Happy Birthday Paula!

Back in February the quilt world lost a kind and giving spirit, Paula Budinger. Today would have been her 79th birthday. Cyber friends of hers have organized a posthumus birthday party in the form of a virtual quilt show and blog hop in her honor. I'm delighted to be participating. 😊

I got to know Paula through the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. We were both actively using our scraps per the monthly color cues for a few years. Paula continued on after I slacked off. As with most things, one quilter inspired another. It was Paula's little boat blocks that got me started making my 6" Ships.

Paula collected vintage doll quilts and sometimes shared what she knew about them on her blog. Mostly her blog posts were about the blocks she was making in conjunction with the RSC or little quilts she might be putting together to donate to Project Linus and others. In her honor I've assembled some postage stamp stars I made for the RSC into this child's quilt:

I've also made a couple of small quilts that will be donated through the Hands2Help quilt drive this year. I believe Paula also participated in H2H. This first one will be going to the Little Lambs Foundation.

The binding is in place but still needs to be sewn down.

This one will be donated to a child in Foster Care.

Janice has organized this quilt show and blog hop. "Door prizes" (birthday presents? 😉) have also been donated! For each comment you leave on any of the participating blogs between now and 15 May your name will be entered in a drawing for one of the prizes. Unfortunately, overseas commenters will only qualify for gift certificates or pattern prizes due to the cost of postage.

What wonderful children’s quilts, I wouldn’t know which one to choose, so bright and cheerful, Paula would love them, she loved bright colours. Thank you so much for participating, Paula would have loved it.

What darling quilts you've made! Those ships are really cute.I wish I had known Paula to ask her about my Granny's quilts. I never asked Granny any questions about quilting - what a missed opportunity! I loved your post and thank you for more information about Paula. I incorporated some facts that I read about Paula into my post, but I loved your post with your more personal knowledge about her.

What wonderful quilts to honor your memories of Paula and her legacy! She would be delighted with the cheerful colors and patterns, and I'm sure very happy to know that she inspired you to make little boat blocks. She was such a sweet blogger. I miss her posts and comments.

All of your quilts are wonderful. I love the colors and variety that you have put into each one! All of my family loves boating so I particularly love that one! Thanks for honoring Paula in such a lovely way!

Sue, you have outdone yourself! I could see the parts department hard at work! What wonderful quilts for these charities, and a great tribute to Paula. Thanks for sharing what you've done. I'm trying to get around to all the blogs and feel bad about not being over here lately. It's that kind of life right now. I HAD to get here today, and I'm so glad I did!

Love your quilt parade! Such sweet quilts that will bring so much comfort and joy. A friend that I quilt with was a recipient of a quilt when she "aged out" of the Foster program and she cherished (still) that quilt. Thank you for honoring Paula B.

Love your quilts. What a great way to honor Paula! Right now I have taken a break in my mask making and am making a skinny twin sized quilt which is this year's guild project to all some color to their sterile space. Nancy A: SewingGranda@gmail.com

What a lovely thing to do, to make a quilt for a child in foster care. That is the kind of quilty gift that will never be forgotten--the perfect way to carry on the legacy of such a charitable quilter.

Due to my health issues I am frequently unable to respond to your comments but please know that I appreciate your thoughtful responses. I cannot respond to 'no-reply' bloggers either, much to my frustration.

May 6-8, 2020

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On good days you'll probably find me piecing quilt blocks or assembling a quilt for someone. I like to exercise my artistic muscles in other ways too though, so don't be surprised to find a bit of bead embroidery or an art quilt (or something else altogether) in this blog. The bad days are usually a result of my having run into invisible vapors somewhere that my body can't handle anymore. (There's more about that on the page labeled "More About Me.") I hope you enjoy your visit and let me know you were here :- )